--- title: "The 5 best features of the S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform for gamers and audiophiles" url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/news/the-5-best-features-of-the-s3-gen-2-sound-platform-for-gamers-an" publishedDate: "Sep 12, 2023" --- # The 5 best features of the S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform for gamers and audiophiles Snapdragon Insiders Sep 12, 2023 ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Header_688x410-7?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) #### Extras for Snapdragon Insiders [Become a Snapdragon Insider](https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragoninsiders/become-insider) [Follow Snapdragon on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/snapdragonofficial/) [Follow Snapdragon on Twitter](https://twitter.com/Snapdragon) [Follow Snapdragon on Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/snapdragonhq) [Follow Snapdragon on Discord](https://discord.com/invite/snapdragon) [Follow Snapdragon on TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@snapdragon) The latest addition to the Qualcomm sound portfolio is here to bring the power of Snapdragon Sound™ Technology Suite to your phone, PC, gaming console, and more. The Qualcomm® S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform is designed for use in adapters and delivers our lowest ever latency of less than 20ms, along with other advanced features like support for LE Audio features such as Auracast™ Broadcast Audio. Whether you're a dedicated gamer or an audiophile, here are the top five features of the Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform that you'll love. **Optimized for gaming** The Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform is optimized with ultra-low <20ms latency to deliver lag-free audio to help you get your head in the game. This kind of immersive audio experience used to be reserved for proprietary gaming solutions, but S3 Gen 2 and Snapdragon Sound changed the game by making it available over Bluetooth® wireless technology. With a dedicated voice back channel, you can walk away from your console or PC and still hear all the gaming action and participate in the chat without interrupting the audio. **For use in wireless adapters and dongles** The Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform makes it easier than ever for manufacturers to bring crisp, clear, and dynamic audio to devices with Qualcomm® chips. The dongle solution is designed to bring Snapdragon Sound capabilities to a wide range of USB-c source devices so that you can enjoy premium audio quality and ultra-low latencies. ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Inline_688x444?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) **Snapdragon Sound** The Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform is the latest member of the growing Snapdragon Sound family, delivering premium music playback that lets you pick up on every note, chord, and detail of your favorite songs. It's like getting a front-row seat to your own personal concert. On top of ultra-low latencies and LE Audio capabilities, this platform also supports additional Snapdragon Sound features like 32kHz super wideband voice calls for crystal clear calls, stereo recording, and lossless audio quality. **Bluetooth LE Audio** The Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform combines the Bluetooth® LE audio standard with Snapdragon Sound technology to achieve dynamic low latency and robust connectivity for gaming, streaming, and everything in between. It brings the best of LE audio and classic Bluetooth to earbuds and stereo headphones, including low power consumption, optimized latency, and immersive spatial audio. **LE Audio Auracast** This new platform can also be used to design dongles and adaptors that will enable LE Auracast broadcast audio sharing from any source device. This opens the door to a whole new set of use cases by letting you easily share audio with multiple friends and family from your phone or laptop. Plus, you can stream wireless Auracast audio at home and on the go. [Learn more about the Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform for adapters and dongles.](https://www.qualcomm.com/products/internet-of-things/consumer/audio/qualcomm-s3-gen-2-sound-platform) **What do you think of Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 Sound Platform? [Let us know on Discord.](https://discord.com/invite/snapdragon)** [Audio](https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/news?tags=Audio) [Gaming](https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/news?tags=Gaming) When commenting in the Snapdragon Insiders forums, please follow our terms of use found [here](https://www.qualcomm.com/site/terms-of-use). Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. 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